Michael Bickett
@michaelbickett.bsky.social
Founder/CEO: Geeks Under the Influence Digital Media
Founder/COO: Certified Crucial
Podcast SME with 1,000+ podcast credits
Geek by trade, legend by delusion.
https://linktr.ee/MBickett
Founder/COO: Certified Crucial
Podcast SME with 1,000+ podcast credits
Geek by trade, legend by delusion.
https://linktr.ee/MBickett
Hey @dropout.tv please make Crowd Control an hour! It's a great show, but feels really rushed with awkward cuts at the current length. Give it some breathing room!
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Hey @dropout.tv please make Crowd Control an hour! It's a great show, but feels really rushed with awkward cuts at the current length. Give it some breathing room!
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I'm putting together a list of absolutely unhinged/weird Hallmark-style Christmas movies to binge with Amy over the holiday, and I need suggestions! The weirder, the better!
Bonus points if it includes magic, time travel, or the supernatural.
#hallmarkxmasmovies #xmasmovies
Bonus points if it includes magic, time travel, or the supernatural.
#hallmarkxmasmovies #xmasmovies
Unhinged Chrismas Movies
A list of 8 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Haul Out the Holly (2022), The Most Colorful Time of the Year (2022), Christmas Mail (2010), A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) and EXmas (2023).
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November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I'm putting together a list of absolutely unhinged/weird Hallmark-style Christmas movies to binge with Amy over the holiday, and I need suggestions! The weirder, the better!
Bonus points if it includes magic, time travel, or the supernatural.
#hallmarkxmasmovies #xmasmovies
Bonus points if it includes magic, time travel, or the supernatural.
#hallmarkxmasmovies #xmasmovies
Next Thursday!
Immigrants founded and built our nation. On 11/20, VOXRVA and the Valentine Museum invite the community to an unforgettable evening of Immigrant Stories: Past and Present, a live storytelling event celebrating the courage, resilience and hope of those who have made Richmond—and America—their home.
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Next Thursday!
Reposted by Michael Bickett
I’m in a podcast trading card pack!
Thank you to RESONATE Podcast Festival and @certifiedcrucial.bsky.social for the honor☺️
Thank you to RESONATE Podcast Festival and @certifiedcrucial.bsky.social for the honor☺️
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I’m in a podcast trading card pack!
Thank you to RESONATE Podcast Festival and @certifiedcrucial.bsky.social for the honor☺️
Thank you to RESONATE Podcast Festival and @certifiedcrucial.bsky.social for the honor☺️
Thanks to @shockoerecords.bsky.social for having me on Shockoe Sessions Live! Last night! Make sure to come out to the @voxrva.bsky.social Storytellers event and creator meetup on Nov. 20th! More info at voxrva.org
We appeared on Shockoe Sessions Live! at @shockoerecords.bsky.social last night to talk about the next VOXRVA meetup and storyteller event! Thanks to Reese Williams for the invite, and hope to see everyone on the 20th at @thevalentinerva.bsky.social!
Also check out the fantastic Shaelasoul!
Also check out the fantastic Shaelasoul!
ShaelaSoul on Shockoe Sessions Live! #rnb #soulmusic #liveconcert
YouTube video by Shockoe Sessions Live!
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November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thanks to @shockoerecords.bsky.social for having me on Shockoe Sessions Live! Last night! Make sure to come out to the @voxrva.bsky.social Storytellers event and creator meetup on Nov. 20th! More info at voxrva.org
People who constantly bring up how good Halloween III is are the spooky equivalent of folks who insist every holiday season that Die Hard is a Christmas movie; You're not wrong, but also... dear god shut up.
a red pumpkin with a face carved into it on a black background .
ALT: a red pumpkin with a face carved into it on a black background .
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
People who constantly bring up how good Halloween III is are the spooky equivalent of folks who insist every holiday season that Die Hard is a Christmas movie; You're not wrong, but also... dear god shut up.
Reposted by Michael Bickett
Our very first VOXRVA Storytellers event is this week (10/15)
6-7pm - Local Creators Meetup
7-9pm - VOXRVA Storytellers
The event is free! Space is limited, so RSVP soon (links in the comments)!
Wanna tell your stories at our events? Apply to be a storyteller at www.voxrva.org
6-7pm - Local Creators Meetup
7-9pm - VOXRVA Storytellers
The event is free! Space is limited, so RSVP soon (links in the comments)!
Wanna tell your stories at our events? Apply to be a storyteller at www.voxrva.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our very first VOXRVA Storytellers event is this week (10/15)
6-7pm - Local Creators Meetup
7-9pm - VOXRVA Storytellers
The event is free! Space is limited, so RSVP soon (links in the comments)!
Wanna tell your stories at our events? Apply to be a storyteller at www.voxrva.org
6-7pm - Local Creators Meetup
7-9pm - VOXRVA Storytellers
The event is free! Space is limited, so RSVP soon (links in the comments)!
Wanna tell your stories at our events? Apply to be a storyteller at www.voxrva.org
Reposted by Michael Bickett
Hidden Fortress is to Star Wars as Hell Comes to Frogtown is to Mad Max: Fury Road
October 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Hidden Fortress is to Star Wars as Hell Comes to Frogtown is to Mad Max: Fury Road
Reposted by Michael Bickett
Me: And that's what we do at Certified Crucial!
Them: So, you're like farm to table but for merch?
Me: No, that's not... we... um...
Them: ...
Me: ...Okay, yeah, that's pretty much it.
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #digitalcreators #merch #shopindie
Them: So, you're like farm to table but for merch?
Me: No, that's not... we... um...
Them: ...
Me: ...Okay, yeah, that's pretty much it.
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #digitalcreators #merch #shopindie
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Me: And that's what we do at Certified Crucial!
Them: So, you're like farm to table but for merch?
Me: No, that's not... we... um...
Them: ...
Me: ...Okay, yeah, that's pretty much it.
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #digitalcreators #merch #shopindie
Them: So, you're like farm to table but for merch?
Me: No, that's not... we... um...
Them: ...
Me: ...Okay, yeah, that's pretty much it.
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #digitalcreators #merch #shopindie
An annual viewing of Rocky Horror Picture Show is required by law during October.
#rockyhorrorpictureshow
#rockyhorrorpictureshow
October 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
An annual viewing of Rocky Horror Picture Show is required by law during October.
#rockyhorrorpictureshow
#rockyhorrorpictureshow
No better way to start October than to watch the workprint of Night of the Living Dead!
#notld #nightofthelivingdead #nightofanubis
#notld #nightofthelivingdead #nightofanubis
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
No better way to start October than to watch the workprint of Night of the Living Dead!
#notld #nightofthelivingdead #nightofanubis
#notld #nightofthelivingdead #nightofanubis
Reposted by Michael Bickett
#InternationalPodcastDay 2025.
We joined up with Arielle Nissenblatt (EarBuds Podcast Collective.)
You submitted the audio, & a shirt was born!
From English “um” & “uh” to Hindi “are vo” (अरे वो), filler words aren’t just pauses - they're the moments that make us human.
Your “um.” Now wearable.
We joined up with Arielle Nissenblatt (EarBuds Podcast Collective.)
You submitted the audio, & a shirt was born!
From English “um” & “uh” to Hindi “are vo” (अरे वो), filler words aren’t just pauses - they're the moments that make us human.
Your “um.” Now wearable.
International Podcast Day "Ummm" Shirt
Happy International Podcast Day 2025! This special edition tee is a collaboration between Certified Crucial and EarBuds Podcast Collective as a celebration of the little words that make us human. From...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
#InternationalPodcastDay 2025.
We joined up with Arielle Nissenblatt (EarBuds Podcast Collective.)
You submitted the audio, & a shirt was born!
From English “um” & “uh” to Hindi “are vo” (अरे वो), filler words aren’t just pauses - they're the moments that make us human.
Your “um.” Now wearable.
We joined up with Arielle Nissenblatt (EarBuds Podcast Collective.)
You submitted the audio, & a shirt was born!
From English “um” & “uh” to Hindi “are vo” (अरे वो), filler words aren’t just pauses - they're the moments that make us human.
Your “um.” Now wearable.
ACAB does not include Rahul Kohli in Midnight Mass. He's a real one.
#rahulkohli #midnightmasss #mikeflanagan
#rahulkohli #midnightmasss #mikeflanagan
September 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ACAB does not include Rahul Kohli in Midnight Mass. He's a real one.
#rahulkohli #midnightmasss #mikeflanagan
#rahulkohli #midnightmasss #mikeflanagan
Watching the new Gianmarco Soresi comedy special, and I have one issue.
How can this spindly-ass man dancing around the stage and oozing theater kid energy in a BOB FOSSE SHIRT be straight!?
It feels like stolen valor, frankly. Good special, though. Really funny!
How can this spindly-ass man dancing around the stage and oozing theater kid energy in a BOB FOSSE SHIRT be straight!?
It feels like stolen valor, frankly. Good special, though. Really funny!
September 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Watching the new Gianmarco Soresi comedy special, and I have one issue.
How can this spindly-ass man dancing around the stage and oozing theater kid energy in a BOB FOSSE SHIRT be straight!?
It feels like stolen valor, frankly. Good special, though. Really funny!
How can this spindly-ass man dancing around the stage and oozing theater kid energy in a BOB FOSSE SHIRT be straight!?
It feels like stolen valor, frankly. Good special, though. Really funny!
This is the new hotness! Like an electro Wesley Willis mixed with Talking heads and Cake
We Go to Russia (Official Video)
YouTube video by Victor Jones
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is the new hotness! Like an electro Wesley Willis mixed with Talking heads and Cake
Reposted by Michael Bickett
@certifiedcrucial.bsky.social has been busy! Just a few of the collectibles we recently released. Check out our shops (link in bio), and support local creators!
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #supporthandmade #supportsmall
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #supporthandmade #supportsmall
September 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@certifiedcrucial.bsky.social has been busy! Just a few of the collectibles we recently released. Check out our shops (link in bio), and support local creators!
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #supporthandmade #supportsmall
#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #supporthandmade #supportsmall
September 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I finally watched this after multiple suggestions, and it's worth a watch. It hits on how detrimental the manosphere has been to our culture and where it comes from.
How Comedy Was Destroyed by an Anti-Reality Doomsday Cult
YouTube video by The Elephant Graveyard
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I finally watched this after multiple suggestions, and it's worth a watch. It hits on how detrimental the manosphere has been to our culture and where it comes from.
I wanna be in the room "when it happens."
August 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I wanna be in the room "when it happens."
Watching Hamilton while fascists dismantle our government just hits different.
August 31, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Watching Hamilton while fascists dismantle our government just hits different.
Reposted by Michael Bickett
Orders for "Podcast Salon: Volume One" from The Qube end August 31st!
We’re proud to help launch the first vinyl in podcasting to center around Black & Brown voices. This is exactly why we started Certified Crucial: to uplift storytellers, preserve their work, & make this industry more equitable.
We’re proud to help launch the first vinyl in podcasting to center around Black & Brown voices. This is exactly why we started Certified Crucial: to uplift storytellers, preserve their work, & make this industry more equitable.
The Podcast Salon Volume 1. - Limited Edition LP - Certified Crucial
This vinyl record is a living archive, a testament to the stories we're creating and the impact we're having. Storytelling is a window into our shared humanity, and it's our responsibility to ensure f...
certifiedcrucial.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Orders for "Podcast Salon: Volume One" from The Qube end August 31st!
We’re proud to help launch the first vinyl in podcasting to center around Black & Brown voices. This is exactly why we started Certified Crucial: to uplift storytellers, preserve their work, & make this industry more equitable.
We’re proud to help launch the first vinyl in podcasting to center around Black & Brown voices. This is exactly why we started Certified Crucial: to uplift storytellers, preserve their work, & make this industry more equitable.
Reposted by Michael Bickett
Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.
August 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.
The Underworld movies are just Twilight for dudes.
a woman is standing in the rain with her eyes closed and looking at the camera .
ALT: a woman is standing in the rain with her eyes closed and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Underworld movies are just Twilight for dudes.
I just realized my friends could very accurately determine every time I poop or go to bed based on when they receive TikToks from me.
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I just realized my friends could very accurately determine every time I poop or go to bed based on when they receive TikToks from me.